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Nintendo will be closing both its Redwood City, California and Toronto, Canada offices, with the company’s SVP of Sales and Marketing Nick Chavez also stepping down. An official statement from Nintendo reads: “Nintendo of America headquarters are in Redmond, WA, and Vancouver, BC. We are moving more of our employees and operations into those headquarters and will be closing small satellite offices in Toronto, ON, and Redwood City, CA, over time. Devon Pritchard, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Publisher Relations for Nintendo of America (NOA), will assume interim leadership of Sales, Marketing and Communications following the departure of Nick Chavez. Ms. Pritchard will oversee strategy and execution of sales, marketing and communications across the U.S. and Canada.” While N...

After what felt to be a lengthy hiatus from the Uncharted series’ creative director Amy Hennig, the Naughty Dog and Visceral Games veteran has now finally announced a new project she’s working on over at Skydance New Media: a brand new Marvel game featuring a “completely original story and take on the Marvel Universe.” Though not much has been revealed about the title for now, we know it’ll be a narrative-driven action-adventure game, much like the previous games Hennig has most been famous more. “I can’t imagine a better partner than Marvel for our first game,” said Hennig. “The Marvel Universe epitomizes all the action, mystery and thrills of the pulp adventure genre that I adore and lends itself perfectly to an interactive experience. It’s an honor to be able to tell an original st...

Long-time Call of Duty fans will be delighted to learn that Activision has brought back one of the classics from World at War for the upcoming Vanguard release. Announcing the maps list for the new title, the developer revealed that Dome will be making a return to the franchise, but this time with a battle-damaged look. A description of the map reads: “After heavy damage to the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Allied forces storm the bombed-out structure while Axis stand their grounds.” As usual, you can expect heavy, close-quarter combat in this classic asymmetrical area. Including Dome, Call of Duty: Vanguard will feature 16 multiplayer maps at launch, including Battle of Berlin, Bocage, Castle, Das Haus, Decoy, Demyansk, Desert Seige, Dome, Eagle’s Nest, Gavutu, Hotel Royale...

SteelSeries has now given its popular Arctis 7 series gaming headsets a welcome update. Joining the series will be the Arctis 7+ Wireless and the Arctis 7P+ Wireless. The former is a multiplatform headset compatible with PC, PlayStation, Mac, Android, the Switch and Oculus Quest 2, while the latter also includes extra support for next-gen 3D Audio for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Both have now been upgraded to carry a USB-C charging and connection port that can allow much quicker charging than their predecessors, offering three hours of game time in just 15 minutes of charging. Total battery life has also been extended from 24 hours to a more robust 30 hours. As for colors available, the 7P+ also comes in both black and white, while the 7+ only comes in black. For those intere...

A little over a week ago, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella suggested that Sony’s PlayStation 5 had overtaken the Nintendo Switch as the highest-selling console of the month, and now Sony itself has confirmed just exactly how many units the gaming giant has delivered since its launch. According to reports, the Japanese company has sold more than 13.4 million PlayStation 5s since it first came out almost a year ago. 2.2 million of them were sold last quarter and the number has now increased to 3.3 million over the past three months. Game sales also increased from 63.6 million last quarter to 76.4 million. Despite a combined 27% increase in gaming revenue to $5.68 billion USD, operating income was still met with a decline of $29 million USD to now $728 million USD. Explaining how this has happened,...

Following months of controversy revolving around its workplace culture, sexual harassment and gender discrimination, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has finally announced that a series of policy changes are on the way. Announcing the end of ist required arbitration over the employees’ claims, the company’s Kotick stated in an email to employees yesterday that Activision Blizzard will be implementing a series of changes to improve its work environment and culture, including a “zero-tolerance” harassment policy. “Being welcoming and inclusive, in the context of our workplace, is crystal clear,” Kotick wrote. “We will still passionately debate ideas, employ healthy skepticism when appropriate, and demand excellence and rigor in all of our pursuits – but we will always treat each other wi...

Mark Zuckerberg recently hosted a Facebook Connect keynote that covered various upcoming virtual reality projects under its new name, Meta. Towards the end of the presentation, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Rockstar Games‘ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which he described as “one of the greatest games ever made,” is currently in development and will arrive in the metaverse via its Oculus Quest 2 system. The virtual reality version of San Andreas will likely be built on the remastered version of the game that was recently announced as part of a larger bundle that includes Vice City and GTA III. While VR mods for GTA games have unofficially existed for years, the upcoming official release is sure to bring a whole new experience. “This is a project many years in the making, and we can’t wait...

Five years after the original release of the massively popular Nintendo handheld, the Switch is finally getting its first games from the beloved Tomb Raider franchise in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Thanks to a collaboration between Crystal Dynamics and Feral Games, Switch owners will soon be able to play Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light as well as Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. The two games originally launched for PC back in 2010 and 2014 respectively, offering fans of the franchise a refreshing isometric take with co-op multiplayer mechanics. Guardian of Light supported two-player mode while its sequel Temple of Osiris allowed up to four players to explore its levels. There’s currently no precise release date yet for the two games, so Tomb...

Following on from yesterday’s news that Gran Turismo 7 will feature over 400 cars, Playground Games has confirmed that the upcoming Forza Horizon 5 video game will feature almost 500 cars upon launch. 491 cars will be available from launch, and more cars are set to be unveiled closer to the game’s official release on November 9. As per the Forza recipe, there will also be a number of expansion packs that will introduce more driveable and customizable cars to the garage. Brands such as Acura, Alpine, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Toyota, and VW will remain in the game, with Mercedes-Benz actually serving as the game’s halo brand with its AMG Project One being the star of the show...